Live Thread: Dolphins at Packers on Thanksgiving Day “Thursday Night Football”

The Miami Dolphins (5-6) travel north to Wisconsin to take on the Green Bay Packers (8-3) on a special Thanksgiving Day edition of “Thursday Night Football.” These two teams have only met 16 times in their history, with the Dolphins holding a 10-6 lead, although the Packers have won five of the last six meetings.

When the Dolphins lost Tua Tagovailoa to another concussion, Miami went just 1-3, and upon his return they lost two close games to the Cardinals and Bills. But since then, Miami has made quite the recovery, winning its last three games convincingly, beating the Rams by eight, the Raiders by 15 and the Patriots by 19 points.

Since losing to the Detroit Lions in early November, the Packers had their bye week, sneaked past the Bears by knocking down a last-second field goal, and then crushed a Brock Purdy-less 49ers team. When their offense struggles like it did against the Lions and Bears, they have to fight to the death, but when the offense clicks like it did against San Francisco last week, they can be very deadly.

Betting line and tip for the game

The people over there FanDuel Sports Betting favor Green Bay in this game, with the betting line set at Packers -3.5 points. This is a potentially big game for the Lions, and the Packers are on their heels. At home I’m worried about the Packers’ offense, but let’s see if a Dolphins win can happen…

Prediction: Dolphins 24-21

Here’s how to watch today’s game:

Dolphins at Packers

Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024
Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
TV: NBC
Announcer: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark (field reporter)
Online streaming: Peacock, NFL Sunday Ticket via YouTube, NFL+ Premium

Enjoy the game and chat with us in the comments!